When it comes to our personal finances, there’s an old saying: if you find yourself in a deeper and deeper hole, the first step is to stop digging. Many of our financial problems are self-imposed, and the list of poor fiscal habits is depressingly familiar. We live beyond our means. We fail to save. We … Read more
Depending on where you live in the U.S., your estate might be subject to state taxes after you die. Twelve states (including our own Washington State) plus the District of Columbia charge estate taxes, and each has its own rules, exemption levels, and tax rates. However, when it comes to federal estate taxes, the same … Read more
(Note to our Blog readers: we first posted this article about a month ago. We are re-posting it this week as part of our focus on estate taxes.) ——————- “Our new Constitution is now established, and has an appearance that promises permanency; but in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death … Read more
Here at the Blog, we write about online scams and internet fraud with depressing regularity – and yet the hits just keep on coming, as the saying goes. Fraud is by all accounts a growth industry, up 25 percent from 2023 to 2024, and it’s a sure bet that trend line is continuing. The tally … Read more
There are two realities facing most seniors today. One is that the odds are good we’ll need long-term care someday. The other is, it’s going to be expensive. We’ve written articles here on the Blog before about how to pay for long-term care, but it’s clearly a topic worth revisiting because few of us will … Read more
If retirement is on your horizon, you’ve probably spent quite a lot of time “doing the math” – working through the knowns and the unknowns of your finances, trying to predict how secure you’re likely to be. For a handful of soon-to-be-retirees, there’s no stress in this exercise at all: they have plenty of resources … Read more
Are you daydreaming about retirement? Are you counting down the days until you can chuck the alarm clock and have the freedom to do what you please? Are you dusting off the golf clubs or checking out RV brochures? Or – are you like many people on the cusp of retirement: eager to be out … Read more
President Trump nicknamed it “one big, beautiful bill” – a 900-page compendium of legislation that squeaked through both houses of Congress and was signed into law on July 4th. As with any bill so sweeping, the impact of the “OBBB” (as some news outlets have called it) will only be fully understood over time. Is … Read more
“Our new Constitution is now established, and has an appearance that promises permanency; but in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” So wrote Benjamin Franklin in a letter in 1789. While Franklin wasn’t the one who originated the phrase “death and taxes,” his use has become the most … Read more
When we think of the word “retirement,” we might picture a golf course or a tennis court. We might envision having plenty of time to walk on the beach, browse through a farmer’s market, or relax with a good book. We might imagine ourselves napping in the shade. But chances are we don’t associate the … Read more
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